Author: mywhispersinthewind

I've passed the mid-century mark a few years ago but I live a bit on the edge so say my friends. I say why not. The only thing I really fear in life is not taking full advantage of the joy in the journey. I am lucky to share my life with my best friend/husband and many friends and family. Your welcome to come along and spend a bit of time with me and my whispers in the wind.

today's thought... TOGETHER…HOW DO WE EVER GET HERE? Together is where we need to be. A place of compromise, respect with empathy added to the mix. Together is empowering and can be life changing. Grasping the hand of another with inclusion and not letting go. Standing side by side and not towering over with belittlement. …

please share:

Like this:

Friends help complete my life. I am so grateful that I am surrounded with diverse friends and friendships. Each one shines with their own personality and reminds me of the uniqueness we all possess. And so now I raise my glass… Here's to you…dear friend who knows how to share laughter and wit. You remind …

please share:

Like this:

Come with me to a special place. It is found between your in breath and out breath…take a moment to arrive and then for just a second or two, or three…have a seat. It is one of my favorite places to visit. Yet many people never stop to enjoy it. Always pushing ahead and ignoring …

please share:

Like this:

A heavy word for sure. Disengagement is synonymous with isolation, severing, withdrawal, and break. It can be taken as apathy and/or detachment. Sigh…not something I want to strive for in my life. Yet at times it seems to be an emancipation or extrication of sorts. Shedding something that weighs heavy and cumbersome. Freeing oneself from …

please share:

Like this:

Some people live where the air is very thin. So high up that it must be such a laboring effort to find their next breath. Maybe that is why they are so intolerant of those “beneath them.” The bottom dwellers have only themselves to blame. The heady scent of struggling day-to-day to live. The stink of homelessness, rank …

please share:

Like this:

I have never found it entertaining to watch people get hurt on tv “ video” shows. It is physically painful just watching. I have never found it entertaining to watch someone on tv in a situation that is very uncomfortable for them….it becomes very uncomfortable for me. There is an overwhelming ache of uselessness in …

please share:

Like this:

I voted for you today….my dear daughter, granddaughter and all other female family members, friends and women of this country. I want you to have the freedom to make decisions about your own body. I want you to walk the path of equality with men. Never to feel that you are the lesser sex because …